A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page xi
... important historiographical debates , and is invited to sample the recent literature on a variety of contro- versial topics . Charts summarising important dates and infor- mation are included at the end of most chapters . As a result of ...
... important historiographical debates , and is invited to sample the recent literature on a variety of contro- versial topics . Charts summarising important dates and infor- mation are included at the end of most chapters . As a result of ...
Page 62
... important a point , it would be dangerous to trust them on any other ' . Jefferson was victorious in what he termed ' the revolution of 1800 ' , but the result was for some time in doubt because the Constitution had not provided for the ...
... important a point , it would be dangerous to trust them on any other ' . Jefferson was victorious in what he termed ' the revolution of 1800 ' , but the result was for some time in doubt because the Constitution had not provided for the ...
Page 377
... important feature of the boom beginning in 1816 and the disastrous Panic of 1819. The following year the credit provisions were withdrawn , but to help the distressed , Congress later per- mitted farmers to keep what they had already ...
... important feature of the boom beginning in 1816 and the disastrous Panic of 1819. The following year the credit provisions were withdrawn , but to help the distressed , Congress later per- mitted farmers to keep what they had already ...
Contents
The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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